as in to jump-start
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Recent Examples of kick-start
President Trump is expected to kick-start the process to revoke birthright citizenship after years of proposing the constitutional change as a way to reduce undocumented immigration.
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 20 Jan. 2025
He is also expected to kick-start his latest attempt to revoke birthright citizenship, which is currently protected by the 14th Amendment of the Constitution.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 20 Jan. 2025
Equally, a lack of regulation can sometimes kick-start new companies or innovations.
—Simon Dae Oong Kim, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Tides turned in February 2020, when the agency received the federal government’s permission to use some unspent grant money to kick-start the project.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2025
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 20 Jan. 2025
He is also expected to kick-start his latest attempt to revoke birthright citizenship, which is currently protected by the 14th Amendment of the Constitution.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 20 Jan. 2025
Equally, a lack of regulation can sometimes kick-start new companies or innovations.
—Simon Dae Oong Kim, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Tides turned in February 2020, when the agency received the federal government’s permission to use some unspent grant money to kick-start the project.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kick-start
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Those declines have left many crew members struggling to find work, and spurred some lawmakers to try to jump-start production in their jurisdictions.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025
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President Trump has declared an energy emergency, which his team has said would unlock additional powers to jump-start production.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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Kitchen 57 has also resurrected its brunch with new cocktails and special menu items, like short rib hash and popovers with homemade berry jam — and of course those necessities, bottomless mimosas and two-for-one Bloody Marys and Micheladas.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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The irony is striking—the man who built his political brand on confronting China now fights to resurrect one of its most effective tools for gathering American data.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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For many Chiefs and Bills fans, this week has rekindled that sentiment.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
25 Jan. 2025
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Trump's pledge to release the remaining JFK assassination records has rekindled debate over what these files might contain.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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Among the encouraging news is recent conversations with Northbrook Court officials about revitalizing the shopping mall, Ciesla said.—
Phil Rockrohr,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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The security, reconstruction, and governance missions should have phased approaches wherein international responsibility and oversight can eventually pass to the PA once it has been revitalized and can prove its ability to manage these tasks.—
Nir Arielli,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Kick-start.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kick-start. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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